I recently presented mental toughness strategies at the East Coast Squash Academy‘s Adult Squash camp organised by squash professional Aaron Frankcomb at Willoughby Squash Club in Sydney. Attended by a wide range of squash players, it became quite obvious that squash is a very demanding sport physically and technically where attention to stroke execution, shot […]
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Every once in a while I learn something new that I know will change my life from this day forward… Until recently, I did not know that willpower was affected by what we eat and what we do. For example, you decide you want to do exercise or are watching what you eat. You have […]
Losers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the rewards of success. Sometimes a quote says it all, but often you’re left with the feeling that you’d like to make a change, but you’re not sure how to make it. One sure fire way is to read books on mental toughness. Click on the hyperlink […]
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I recently read an article in the Virgin Australia Inflight Magazine that quoted Brisbane-based performance psychologist Dr Phil Jauncey as saying that “Mental toughness isn’t the ability to get your mind right before an event, it’s being able to execute when your mind is saying you can’t.” This is of primary importance to anyone who […]
Today’s discussion is one of those topics that appears self-evident but really isn’t – to most people. That is, the transition from one performance level to the next. As a squash player, I’ve transitioned from breaking rackets to breaking strings. With the level of intensity and high frequency of play, I used to break more […]
I know this blog focuses primarily on elite athletic strategies and techniques, but the video below is a MUST WATCH to remind us all of the benefits of exercise. If you have a family member or friend who is not exercising at all, make sure you send them a link to this blog post… Thank […]
Many business people want “success” to be more ‘cerebral and complex’… When it’s not. Just keep thinking about how you achieved at a sport and developed mastery – without clarity and concentration of focus, it’s IMPOSSIBLE. Everyone wants to think champions are “born” and that talent is a god-given gift. It’s not. It’s pure hard […]
I previously blogged about redefining sports with an endzone touchdown flip that has to be seen to be believed… Today’s blog post is similar, this time involving an ice hockey player who headed a pass like a soccer/football player. If the link doesn’t work, cut and paste this into your browser: http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/After-Daniel-Sedin-header-other-great-soccer-mo?urn=nhl-wp20539 What’s going on […]
I recently visited a bookstore in Broadbeach on the Gold Coast (Australia), which has a great collection of used books, and found the ultimate squash classic by World Champion Jahangir Khan aptly named Winning Squash. Once you’ve mastered the basic strokes and court movement principles, as an elite squash player, you need to get into […]
